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Malavita (Original title)The Family (Alternative title)
Date: 2013 (Release)

Countries: France, USA

Director: Luc Besson

Synopsis: Comedy. Former mafia killer Giovanni Manzoni and his wife, daughter and son, now in the Witness Protection Program, move from the French Riviera to a quiet town in Normandy in the hopes of evading the vengeful assassins who are trying to track them down. Despite the warnings of their minder Robert Stansfield, they struggle not to draw attention to themselves, by settling any local disputes in the violent ways they are used to.

Genre:
Comedy

Subjects:
Mafia, Witness Protection Scheme
Releases
Date: 23 October 2013Country: FranceRelease type: TheatricalFormat: Digital Cinema Package (DCP) - Colour - Sound - SDDS / Dolby Digital / DataSatAspect ratio: 2.35:1Runtime: 111 mins Distributor: EuropaCorp
Date: 22 November 2013Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: Digital Cinema Package (DCP) - Colour - Sound - SDDS / Dolby Digital / DataSatAspect ratio: 2.35:1Runtime: 111 mins 24 secs - Length: 10026 FeetDialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: E1 Films

Credits (43)
©: EuropaCorp, ©: TF1 Films Production, ©: Grive Productions, Production Company: EuropaCorp, A Co-Production: EuropaCorp, A Co-Production: Relativity Media, A Co-Production: TF1 Films Production, Grive Productions, With the participation of: Canal+, TF1, Presents: EuropaCorp, Presents: Relativity Media, Executive Producer: Martin Scorsese, Executive Producer: Tucker Tooley, Produced by: Virginie Besson-Silla, Produced by: Ryan Kavanaugh, Production Manager: Thierry Guilmard, Location Manager: Marc Guidetti, Script Supervisor: Isabelle Querrioux, Casting by: Amanda Mackey, Cathy Sandrich-Gelfond, Screenplay by: Luc Besson, Michael Caleo, Based on the book Malavita by: Tonino Benacquista, Director of Photography: Thierry Arbogast, Steadicamer: Mathieu Caudroy, Steadicam Operator: , Special Effects Supervisor: Olivier Gleyze, Special Effects Supervisor: Yves Domenjoud, Special Effects Supervisor: Jean-Baptiste Bonetto, Editing: Julien Rey, Production Designer: Hugues Tissandier, Art Director: Gilles Boillot, Art Director: Stéphane Robuchon, Art Director: Thierry Zemmour, Costume Designer: Olivier Bériot, Key Make-up Artist: Stéphane Robert-Lagadic, Key Hair Stylist: Guilaine Tortereau, Original score composed by: Evgueni Galperine, Sacha Galperine, Sound: Didier Lozahic, Sound: Ken Yasumoto
Cast (9)
Robert De Niro (Giovanni Manzoni, 'Fred Blake'), Michelle Pfeiffer (Maggie Blake), Tommy Lee Jones (Robert Stansfield), Dianna Agron (Belle Blake), John D'leo (Warren Blake), Domenick Lombardozzi (Caputo), Jimmy Palumbo (Di Cicco), Vinny Pastore (Fat Willy), Jon Freda (Rocco)